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Bellona nuclear digest. May 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: June 11, 2024
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The steel label presented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the German Steel Federation (Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl) at the Hannover Fair marks an important step towards decarbonizing the steel industry. The Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS), which is aiming to be adopted internationally, categorizes steel products based on their greenhouse gas intensity and the proportion of scrap used in a six-stage scaling system.
Such a label is essential for establishing green lead markets and public procurement. By uniformly defining which products can be classified—and thus marketed—as green, the previously fragmented market dominated by various certificates is unified.
«”The uniform LESS label for green steel is a prerequisite for establishing green lead markets and green public procurement. Despite many good approaches, the permitted mass balancing poses a threat to the label’s effectiveness and risks greenwashing.”»
Jan-Justus Andreas
Director Bellona Deutschland
The proposal presents a solid foundation for this endeavor:
At the same time, there is significant time pressure to initiate profound transformations now to meet our climate goals and keep pace with international developments.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...